jpdb beta

disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame

1

affirmation; affirmative

4

war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

2

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

2

to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

2

different opinion; objection

1

gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

5

(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

1

to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

36

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

to crack jokes

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

3

to jar; to creak; to grate

6

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

2

calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

1

aha!; yes sir

5

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

2

slurping; lapping

3

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

2

id

13

several steps

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

while passing each other

1

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)

1

with a grin

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

5

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

1

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

7

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

1

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

water well

77

purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

2

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

1